San Andreas, CA…Clell Gideon Brown, best known as “Brownie”, passed away of natural causes in his home town of San Andreas, California, on September 20, 2015. He was 88 years old and is buried in the Masonic Section of Peoples Cemetery in San Andreas. He was born in Long Beach, Calif., as the first born of twins, May 24, 1927. He was an avid Oregon State Beavers Fan, having obtained his college education in pharmacy there. His career and significant intellectual pursuit was pharmacy, and he operated Kelly’s Drug Store for many years. He carried on the family interest in weather patterns and statistics, and fraternity and service in the Masons. His church was Presbyterian, and opera was an ongoing passion.

His parents, Clell Grandison Brown and Hazel Fern Lambert Brown, and his twin brother Allen Thomas Brown DO MD predeceased him. Clell never married. He is survived by his sister in law, Betty L Brown, and his nieces Cheryl A Neuenschwander, Deborah L Rowley and Evelyn L Prest. A memorial service will be held at San Andreas Memorial Chapel on Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 3 pm. Memorial contributions may be made to San Andreas Parks and Recreation District or to Oregon State University. The family is grateful to his caregivers, his friends and to the Masons, for their faithful care of Brownie over the recent years.